Texas Disability Resources Arts and Creativity www.vsatx.org VSA arts of Texas 3710 Cedar Street #7 Room 130 Austin, TX 78705 Phone: 512-454-9912 Fax: 512-454-1944 Assistive Technology http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu Texas Assistive Technology Project Texas Center for Disability Studies University of Texas at Austin 4030 West Braker Lane Building 1, Suite 180 Austin, TX 78759 Phone: 800-828-7839 512-471-7621 TTY: 512-471-1844 Fax: 512-471-7549 Email: techaccess@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu http://www.texasat.net/ Texas Assistive Technology Network Kirk D. Behnke, MEd., ATP Senior Education Specialist Special Education Services Region 4 Education Service Center 7145 West Tidwell
Houston, TX 77092-2096 Phone: (713) 744-6559 Fax: (713) 462-6811 kbehnke@esc4.net Works to ensure that students with disabilities receive AT devices and services when needed to benefit from a free, appropriate public education. Caregivers Info http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/tx/index.htm List of Support Groups for Caregivers in Texas Well Spouse Association North Garland WS Support Garland Rafael Flores, Jr. Phone: (972) 495-3309 Mexdiver13@hotmail.com Crime Victim Assistance http://www.texas-crime-victim-compensation.org/ http://www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/about_comp.shtml Crime Victims' Compensation P.O. Box 12198 Austin, Texas 78711-2198 1-800-983-9933 (state-wide) http://ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices/search.asp Office for Victims of Crime s Directory of Crime Victim Services Choose Your State and the Type of Assistance you are looking for http://www.safehorizon.org Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues Disabled Crime Victims Assistance, Inc. 2501 Parkview, Suite 111 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-338-0220 dcva@sbcglobal.net A non-profit organization that assists crime victims that become disabled as a result of that crime, as well as those that are already disabled and become a crime victim. Domestic Violence Help
Safe Place PO Box 19454 Austin, TX 78760 Phone/TTY: 512-356-1599 Fax: 512-385-0622 www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/txdv.shtml Texas Council on Family Violence 8701 North Mopac Expressway, Suite 450 Austin, TX 78759 Phone: 512-794-1133 Fax: 512-794-1199 Easter Seals Offices http://www.centraltx.easterseals.com/ Easter Seals Central Texas 919 West 28-1/2 Street Austin, TX 78705-3595 Phone: 512-478-2581 www.east-texas.easter-seals.org Easter Seals East Texas Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center 1318 Memorial Drive Bryan, TX 77802 Phone: 979-776-2872 www.dallas.easter-seals.org Easter Seals Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dallas Trinity Center 4443 North Josey Lane Carrollton, TX 75010 Phone: 972-394-8900 www.dallas.easter-seals.org Easter Seals of Greater Dallas Oak Cliff Center 4201 Brook Spring Drive Building B Dallas, TX 75224 Phone: 214-372-3300 http://www.centraltx.easterseals.com/ Easter Seals Central Texas Workforce Development 315 West St. Elmo Road Austin, TX 78745 Phone: 512-440-7819 www.east-texas.easter-seals.org Easter Seals East Texas Concorde School 1318 Memorial Drive Bryan, TX 77802 Phone: 979-776-2872 http://dallas.easterseals.com/ Easter Seals of Greater Dallas Dallas Center 3820 West Northwest Highway Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75220 Phone: 214-366-4201 http://ntx.easterseals.com Easter Seals Greater Northwest Texas 1424 Hemphill St. Fort Worth, TX 76104 Phone: 817-332-7171
www.easterseals-rgv.org Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley, TX 1514 South 77 Sunshine Strip Suite 4 Harlingen, TX 78550 Phone: 956-423-9171 www.easterseals-rgv.org Easter Seals Child Development Center 1217 Houston (annex) McAllen, TX 78501 Phone: 956-423-9171 Government Offices for Texas www.state.tx.us TexasOnline: Official Website for the state of Texas http://www.dars.state.tx.us Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services 4800 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78751 Phone: 800-252-5204 Email: DARS.Inquiries@dars.state.tx.us http://www.dars.state.tx.us/drs/drsoffices.asp lists the regional offices contact information www.texcarepartnership.com TexCare offers two different kinds of health insurance for children Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) State Kids Insurance Program (SKIP) For questions or assistance call, 800-647-6558 http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/hicap/hicaphme.html Texas Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) Texas Department of Insurance PO Box 149104 Austin, TX 78714-9104 Consumer Helpline: 800-252-3439 www.hhsc.state.tx.us Health and Human Services Commission of Texas Texas Medicaid Office 4900 North Lamar Blvd 4 th Floor Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 888-834-7406
TTY: 888-425-6889 http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/waivers/waivermap.asp Home and Community Based Services Waiver (HCBS) www.medicare.gov Medicare Program. Medicare is a federal program, the site is included for convenience. http://www.txhealthpool.org/ Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool P. O. Box 6089 Abilene, Texas 79608 Phone: 888-398-3927 800-735-2989 TDD Email: texasriskpool@bcbstx.com Texas High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/ State Insurance Commissioner http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/index.html Workers Compensation Office http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddjfkrnofig/b.4518671/k.6aba/find_your_electe d_official/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. http://www.dol.gov/odep/state/directry.htm#texas Governor s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities www.houstontx.gov/disabilities City of Houston Mayor s Office for People with Disabilities P.O. Box 1562 Houston, TX 77251-1562 PHONE: 713.803.1075 TTY: 713.837.9040 E-Mail the MOPD at mopdmail@houstontx.gov http://www.dads.state.tx.us/news_info/ombudsman/index.html State LTC Ombudsman Patty Ducayet Center for Consumer and External Affairs P. O. Box 149030 Mail Code W250 Austin, Texas 78714 Phone: (512) 438-4356
Fax: (512) 438-3233 The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities. Housing www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae office for mortgages for people with disabilities Border Region Partnership Office 1 Riverwalk Place 700 North St. Mary s Street Suite 1925 San Antonio, TX 78205 210-222-8940 614-222-8908 (fax) Houston Partnership Office Two Allen Center 1200 Smith Street, Suite 2335 Houston, TX 77002 832-397-4410 832-397-4420 (fax) Dallas/Fort Worth Partnership Office 2828 North Harwood, Suite 1730 Dallas, TX 75201 860-397-1020 214-397-1030 (fax) San Antonio Partnership Office 1 Riverwalk Place 700 North St. Mary s Street, Suite 1925 San Antonio, TX 78205 210-228-3802 210-228-3810 (fax) http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/texas.html Independent Living Research Utilization s list of Texas Independent Living Centers http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=tx Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Texas DALLAS A. Maceo Smith Federal Office Building 525 Griffin Street Suite 860 Dallas, TX 75502-5007 Phone: 214-767-8300 Fax: 214-767-8973 HOUSTON 1301 Fannin Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77002 Phone: 713-718-3199 Fax: 713-718-3255 FORT WORTH Burnet Plaza, 25 th Floor 801 Cherry Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-978-5965 Fax: 817-978-5595 LUBBOCK George H. Mahon Federal Office Building 1205 Texas Avenue
Suite 511 Lubbock, TX 79401 Phone: 806-472-7265 Fax: 806-472-7275 SAN ANTONIO One Alamo Center 106 South St. Mary s Street San Antonio, TX 78205 Pone: 210-475-6806 Fax: 210-472-6804 Library Services www.tsl.state.tx.us/tbp The Talking Book Program 800-252-9605 tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us Provides free library service to Texans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical, or reading disabilities whether permanent or temporary. http://www.advocacyinc.org/index.cfm Advocacy, Inc. 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. Suite 171-E Austin, TX 78757-1024 Phone: 512-454-4816 800-252-9108 Fax: 512-323-0902 Email: infoai@advocacyinc.org Protection and Advocacy http://www.tlsc.org/ Texas Legal Services Center 815 Brazos, Ste. 1100 Austin, TX 78701 512-477-6000 A non profit that services the elderly or disabled who are low income. The center offers free legal advice via a hotline. Also refers people to attorneys who will work at a reduced rate. Service Dogs
www.wolfpacks.com/serviced.htm#t Wolf Pack Inc. s Service Dog Directory by State Lonestar Assistance Dog Services K9 Connection Dog Training Center 10113 Regent Row 5868 E. Highway 114 Benbrook, TX 76126 Haslet, TX 76052 817-249-8585 817-636-2765 Happy Tails Obedience School 5204 Denton Hwy. Haltom City, TX 76148 817-577-2035 http://www.servicedogs.org/ Texas Hearing and Service Dogs, Inc 4925 Bell Springs Road Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Training Center: (512) 858-1495 Toll free: (877) TEX-DOGS Sports and Recreation www.dsusa.org Disabled Sports USA National Headquarters 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-217-0960 Fax: 301-217-0968 http://www.taasports.org Texas Adaptive Aquatics 103 Page Lane Huffman, TX 77336 Phone: 281-324-4653 Email: roger@taasports.org Water Skiing for Disabled Children and Adults Turning P.O.I.N.T. Gulf Coast 705 W. Avenue B #409
Garland, TX 75040 Phone: 409-766-1100 Fax: 409-766-1108 Email: David@txlending.com http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=13&pageid=449 United Spinal Association list of Sport and Recreation by state www.ci.austin.tx.us BlazeSports Austin Austin Parks & Recreation Department Phone: (512) 974-9013 BlazeSports Houston TIRR The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Phone: (713) 797-5709 www.ci.pasadena.tx.us BlazeSports Pasadena City of Pasadena Parks and Recreation Department Phone: (281) 487-1755 www.sanantonio.gov BlazeSports San Antonio San Antonio Parks & Recreation Department Phone: (210) 207-3048 www.sire-htec.org SIRE, Houston s Therapeutic Equestrian Centers 24161 Spring Dr. Hockley, TX 77447 281-356-7588 United Way Offices http://national.unitedway.org Enter your postal code for a United Way Office in your area www.uwtexas.org United Ways of Texas 3724 Executive Center Drive Suite 210 Austin, TX 78731 Phone: 512-478-6601 Fax: 512-478-2572
http://unitedwayhouston.org/ United Way of Greater Houston 50 Waugh Dr. Houston, TX 77007 Phone: 713-685-2300 Veterans Benefits http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1 US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator http://www.pva.org/site/pageserver?pagename=memb_chapters_tx Paralyzed Veterans of America Texas Chapters PVA Chapter Offices Lone Star 3925 Forest Lane Garland, TX 75042 800-583-5252 972-276-5252 Texas 805 Chelsea Blvd Suite B Houston, TX 77002 713-520-8782 713-520-8217 (fax) PVA Service Office VARO Houston, TX 800-795-3571 713-794-3662 VAMC Dallas, TX 800-795-3570 214-857-0105 214-857-0106 VARO Waco, TX 800-795-3573 254-299-9944 254-299-9940 254-299-9941 254-299-9942 VAMC Houston, TX 713-794-7993 VAMC San Antonio, TX 800-795-3572 210-617-5300 x. 6819
ALS www.alsa.org ALS Association Chapters: www.alsanorthtexas.org North Texas Chapter 2100 Highway 360 Suite 1900 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 972-641-6200 Email: hope@alsanorthtexas.org http://www.alsasotx.org/ South Texas Chapter 8600 Wurzbach Suite 700 San Antonio, TX 78240 210-733-5204 210-733-5206 (fax) 877-257-4673 (toll free) Email: information@alsasotx.org www.alsa-houston.org Greater Houston CIO (serving Houston and surrounding area) PO Box 271561 Houston, TX 77277-1561 713-942-2572 (ALSA) 866-778-2572 (ALSA) 281-497-2572 (fax) Email: kmathes@alsa-houston.org UTHSCSA Department of Neurology South Texas ALS Clinic 7703 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX 78284 210-567-1945 Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Centers: MDA/ALS Center at the University Of Texas Jeffrey L. Elliott, M.D., Director Southwest Medical Center at Dallas Phone: 214-648-2871 E-mail: Jeffrey.Elliott@utsouthwestern.edu The Vicki Appel MDA/ALS Center The Methodist Hospital Houston Phone: 713-441-1141 E-mail: sappel@tmh.tmc.edu
MDA/ALS Center at the University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio Phone: 210-567-1945 E-mail: jacksonce@uthscsa.edu www.biatx.org Brain Injury Association of Texas 1339 Lamar Square Drive Suite C Austin, TX 78704 Phone: 512-326-1212 800-392-0040 Fax: 512-326-8088 Email: info@biatx.org Brain Injury www.utsouthwestern.edu North Texas TBI Model System University of Texas Southwester Medical Center and Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation Dallas, TX 214-648-6409 Cerebral Palsy The Following is a list of United Cerebral Palsy Affiliates in Texas: www.ucphouston.org UCP of Greater Houston 4500 Bissonnet, Suite 340 Bellaire, TX 77401 Phone: 713-838-9050 Fax: 713-838-9098 Email: ehough@ucphouston.org UCP of Tarrant County 1555 Merrimac Circle, Suite 102 Fort Worth, TX 76107 Phone: 817-332-7171 Fax: 817-332-7601 www.ucpdallas.org UCP of Metropolitan Dallas 8802 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas, TX 75235 Phone: 214-351-2500 800-999-1898 Fax: 214-351-2610 Email: beckyadams@ucpdallas.org Email: info@ucptc.org UCP of Texas 5555 North Lamar Street Suite L139 Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 512-472-8696 800-798-1492 Fax: 512-472-8026 Email: ucptx@onr.com http://chat.houston-texas.org/chatrooms/cerebral-palsy.html Texas Chat room for Cerebral Palsy Friedreich s Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Ambassadors: Jose Julio Vela 6702 Long Meadow Corpus Christi, TX 78405 Barbara Pluta 356 Las Brisas Blvd Seguin, TX 78155-0193 Phone: (830) 557-6050 E-mail: Acemom@peoplepc.com Friedreich s Ataxia Support Groups for Texas: GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA Support Group Dana Leblanc 2801 West Sunset #59H Orange, TX 77630 409-883-5570 tilessal@yahoo.com 545 Denver Street Vidor, TX 77662 409-769-7852 Email: ebs@s7.net NORTH TEXAS Support Group David Henry Jr. 7 Wentworth Ct. Trophy Club, TX 76262 Cheve11e@sbcglobal.net Houston Area SG Angela Cloud 9405 Hwy 6 South Houston, TX 77083 Phone: (281) 693-1826 Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP
http://gbs-cidp.org/ Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International The Holly Building 104 1/2 Forrest Avenue Narberth, PA 19072 Phone: 610-667-0131 Call for information in your area Multiple Sclerosis http://www.nationalmssociety.org http://www.nationalmssociety.org/find-a-chapter/index.aspx National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapters: www.nationalmssociety.org/txh Lone Star 8111 North Stadium Drive Suite 100 Houston, TX 77054 Phone: 713-526-8967 800-FIGHT MS Email: txh@nmss.org www.nationalmssociety.org/txp Panhandle Division, All America 6222 Canyon Drive Amarillo, TX 79109 Phone: 806-468-8005 Email: txp@nmss.org http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapte rs/nmx/index.aspx Rio Grande Office 4125 Carlisle Blvd., Suite A Albuquerque, NM 87107 Phone: 505-243-2792 800- FIGHT MS Email: NMX@NMSS.ORG www.nationalmssociety.org/txq West Texas Division, All America 1031 Andres Highway Suite 201 Midland, TX 79701 Phone: 432-522-2143 Email: txq@nts-online.net www.nationalmssociety.org/nmx Rio Grande Division, All America 2021 Girard SE Suite 201 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Phone: 505-244-0625 Email: nmx@nmss.org www.msaa.com Multiple Sclerosis Association of America SUPPORT GROUPS
Lubbock, TX 806-784-0517 meets once a month Beaumont, TX 409-866-2837 meets once a month Fort Worth, TX 817-460-8503 meets once a month Houston, TX 731-771-4280 meets once a month Muscular Dystrophy www.mdausa.org Muscular Dystrophy Association Enter your zip code in the Find your local MDA section for clinics that treat MD in your area. Post-Polio Syndrome http://www.post-polio.org/net/poldir.pdf Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO 63108-2915 Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: info@post-polio.org Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state. Spina Bifida www.sbaa.org Spina Bifida Association of America CHAPTERS: www.sbdallas.org SBA of Dallas 705 West Avenue B Suite 409 Garland, TX 75040 Phone: 972-238-8755 Fax: 972-414-3772 Email: evansja@earthlink.net www.sbahgc.org SBA of Houston Gulf Coast 624 Pasadena asad Suite 305 asadera, TX 77506-2460
Phone: 281-997-2378 713-473-8035 Fax: 281-997-2378 Email: pavalonis@juno.com SBA of Central Texas, Inc. 9301 Bradner Drive Austin, TX 78748 Phone: 512-292-6317 Fax: 512-479-3845 Email: Austinspinabifida@yahoo.com www.sbatx.org SBA of Texas Mailing Address: 2935 Thousand Oaks, Suite 6-124 San Antonio, TX 78247 Physical Address: 10615 Perrin Beitel, Suite 602 San Antonio, TX 78216 Pone: 210-653-1800 Email: contact@sbatx.org CLINICS: Children s Hospital of Austin-Specialty Care Center Spina Bifida Program One Childrens Place 1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 512-324-8822 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Spina Bifida Clinic 2222 Welborn Street Dallas, TX 75219 214-559-7857 Cook Children s Medical Center Department of Neurology 901 Seventh Avenue, Suite 120 Fort Worth, TX 76104 817-810-2500 Shriner s Hospital for Children Brownsville Society for Crippled Children Inc. Moody Clinic 1901 East 22 nd Street Brownsville, TX 78521 956-542-8504 Texas Tech. Orthopaedic Clinic 4801 Alberta El Paso, TX 79924 915-545-6760 University of Texas Medical Branch Spinal Cord Clinic-Pediatrics 301 Ferry Road Galveston, TX 77555-0340 409-772-2331 Myleo Program 6977 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030 713-797-1616 Texas Children s Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic 6701 Fannin Street Houston, TX 77030 832-822-4308 Wilford Hall Medical Center Department of Urology 2200 Berquiest Drive Suite 1 Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300 210-292-7100 Covenant Children s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Clinic 3606 21 st Street, Ste. 103 Lubbock, TX 79424 877-924-4550 Christus Santa Rosa Center for Children and Families Spina Bifida Evaluation Center 333 North Santa Rosa San Antonio, TX 78207 210-704-2963 Methodist Children s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Clinics 4499 Medical Drive Sublevel 1 @ Methodist Plaza San Antonio, TX 78229 800-297-1021 Spinal Cord Injury www.spinalcord.org http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/listing.php?stateid=44 National Spinal Cord Injury Association list of Texas chapters, support groups, and state resources. CHAPTER AFFILIATES Rio Grande Chapter Highlands Regional Rehabilitation Hospital 1395 George Dieter El Paso, Texas, 79936 Phone: (915) 532-3004 Contact: Sukie Armendariz Phone: (915) 298-7241 Contact: Ron Prieto Texas Regional Model SCI System The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
1333 Moursund Avenue Houston, TX 77030 Phone: 713-797-5910 Sherman, Texas Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) support group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Life Center Specialty Hospital, 903-647-0387 http://lifecenterhospital.org/ http://www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association Phone: 888-478-7653 Call for a support group in your area. Stroke Syringomyelia/Chiari Malformation www.asap.org American Syringomyelia & Chairi Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 800-ASAP-282 info@asap4sm.com San Antonio & Houston, TX Area Susie Brassel 133 Rio Azul Sequin, TX 78155 Phone: 830-560-1145 Email: sbrasseal@aol.com Texas4ASAP@aol.com Transverse Myelitis http://texastm.tripod.com/ The Texas Transverse Myelitis Coalition Vist website for contact/meeting information for the TTMC in your area.
http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/cities/us/tx/ TM MeetUp Enter your postal code or US, then your state, for lists of cities that have TM meetings. General Disablity Resources http://www.disabilityresources.org/texas.html Disability Resources.org: Texas http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/texas.html Family Village s list of Texas disablity resources http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/tx.htm NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities List of Texas State Resources http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/ Texas Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities http://www.tpta.org/ Texas chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 800 Brazos Street, Suite 430 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-477-1818 Fax: 512-477-1434 www.tota.org Texas chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association PO Box 15576 Austin, TX 78761-5576 Phone: 800-843-8682 Fax: 512-450-1777 www.apse.org APSE: Association for Persons in Supported Employment Membership organization to improve and expand employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for people with disabilities Texas Chapter Norine Jaloway (president) Imagine Enterprises 1402 Spring Cress Lane Seabrook, TX 77586 Phone: 281-474-7887
Fax: 281-474-4786 Email: njaloway@houston.rr.com http://www.projectmend.org/ Project Mend provides low-income persons with disabilities access to recycled, donated medical equipment and specialized fitted devices that will enhance their independence, selfsufficiency and mobility. www.partnerstx.org Partners Resource Network 5005 W. 34 th St., Suite 207A Houston, TX 77092 713-524-2147 Their mission is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children and to promote partnerships among parents and professionals. www.setworks.org Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas 304 Pearl St. Beaumont, TX 77701 409-839-8045 Toll Free: 1-877-834-JOBS www.txamr.org Texans for Advancement of Medical Research P.O. Box 30054 Austin, TX 78755 800-624-7918 A non-profit organization that educates and advocates for stem cell research in Texas. http://www.varietytexas.org/ Variety the Children s Charity of Texas 11300 N. Central Expressway, Suite 602 Dallas, TX 75208 214-346-0920 Assists children with mobility and medical needs www.morganswonderland.com Morgan s Wonderland Morgan's Wonderland is located in San Antonio, Texas. It is the World's First Ultra Accessible Family Fun Park designed specifically for children and adults with special needs, their family members, caregivers, friends and the entire community. This 25-acre park is a unique oasis that through the spirit of inclusion, allows people of all abilities to play, learn and share life changing experiences together, in a fun and safe environment.
http://www.mswheelchairtexas.org/ Ms. Wheelchair Texas Foundation 6315 S. Wintersage Lane Houston, TX 77066 713-725-3336 S http://neuroassistance.org/home Neuro Assistance Foundation 2320 Bridgewood Dr. Keller, TX 76262 214-288-5438 NAF is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting spinal cord injured and disabled individuals in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area to achieve self-sufficiency and mobility through assistive vehicles, equipment, technology and home modifications. Camp for All in Texas http://campforall.org/ Houston Office 10500 NW Freeway, Suite 220, Houston, TX 77092 Ph: 713-686-5666 Fax: 713-686-1242 houstonoffice@campforall.org Campsite 6301 Rehburg Road, Burton, TX 77835 Ph: 979-289-3752 Fax: 979-289-5046 campsite@campforall.org www.hannahshorseshoesofhope.org Hannah s Horseshoes of Hope P.O. Box 574 Bonham, Texas 75418 Ph: 903.640.9106 Fax: 903.583.9389 A therapeutic horseback riding center for people with disabilities. 3-713.725.3336 www.thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: thinkfirst@thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. To find chapter information in your area, please go to their website and click on the Chapter Site tab.
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